Example sentences of "is unlikely that " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , unless you are considering a particularly large donation , it is unlikely that you would need to include any complicated form of wording . |
| 2 | We do not know her name , though it is unlikely that the sculptor did not have a model . |
| 3 | Part of the time he may almost be unaware that he is speaking to another person — after all Gila does n't understand English very well and it is unlikely that she would fully understand the references to Rupert Brooke and the poem ‘ The Old Vicarage , Grantchester ’ . |
| 4 | In fact , it is unlikely that you would ever need to side-slip without full airbrake unless the airbrakes became frozen or jammed . |
| 5 | It is unlikely that you will need to train the anterior deltoid specifically , but if you do then the straight arm dumb-bell raises to the front are excellent . |
| 6 | It is unlikely that the opportunities will be wasted . |
| 7 | Also , it is unlikely that the new firm of Coopers and Deloitte will be able to incorporate the word Deloitte in its new name . |
| 8 | It is unlikely that further knowledge will improve treatment , but it may allow prevention of the disease , at least in a proportion of cases . |
| 9 | But , as Tass concluded : ‘ It is unlikely that residents of Voronezh could have read the magazine . ’ |
| 10 | Given constraints on public expenditure , it is unlikely that the Government could be persuaded to introduce maintenance grants for 16 to 18-year-olds . |
| 11 | But as only 100 of these hand-built cars are allocated to Britain for next year , it is unlikely that Panther will have much trouble shifting its stock . |
| 12 | Although the books have been translated into Latin ( the most gentle of language teaching aids ) , it is unlikely that the film 's dubbing team will have to contend with ablative absolutes . |
| 13 | As Professor Housman used to say , ‘ Stand on a barrel in the streets of Baghdad and say twice two are four and ginger is hot in the mouth and therefore Mohammed is the prophet of God , and it is unlikely that anyone would question your reasoning ; but if he should be bold enough to do so , you could easily silence him by calling him a Christian dog . ’ |
| 14 | It is unlikely that the record company would enforce their views on a new artist over publicity photographs , clothing styles , sleeve artwork or video plans . |
| 15 | However , if a small company does n't provide for any one of these operations , it is unlikely that company can give its artists adequate service . |
| 16 | With an established , respected management company it is unlikely that any band would secure an agreement for less than five years . |
| 17 | on the release of a writer 's first album , it is unlikely that he or she would have enough qualifying works to become a publisher member of PRS ( see the ‘ Copyright and Performing Right ’ article for details on these qualifying requirements ) . |
| 18 | It is unlikely that Eliot would have taken the trouble to defend Kipling against the charge of race superiority if he had believed in it himself . |
| 19 | In discussing the question of the possible use of the atomic bomb , Farrar-Hockley concludes that it is unlikely that the bombs could have been used in Korea without prior consultation , as ‘ honour and American political interest would have combined to militate against such a course ’ ( p. 386 ) . |
| 20 | I know it is unlikely that I will see it , but just the thought that I might is enough . |
| 21 | It is unlikely that she will be allowed into Britain again , even as a visitor . |
| 22 | It is a worry that will have builders scouring this report for ideas , although at £295 a copy it is unlikely that any cost-conscious home owners will take the trouble to read about their prejudices . |
| 23 | And Deloitte says it is unlikely that British companies will be favoured over European rivals in the franchise round which will be open to public scrutiny . |
| 24 | It is unlikely that when they signed they could ever have had the slightest hope of achieving such a reduction . |
| 25 | Owing to its price , it is unlikely that real Italian Parmesan is sprinkled generously over your food in Italian restaurants . |
| 26 | But it is unlikely that C. Itoh will take over other creditors ' debts , the traditional role in Japan of a main bank . |
| 27 | The pragmatist might acknowledge this point but would offer the further thought that , under normal circumstances , it is unlikely that a flea 's stray garment could be mistaken for anything else , and that the flea. its garments and any other intimately associated paraphernalia would be more sensibly and helpfully handled as a single record . |
| 28 | Although I admire Mrs Dinwiddie 's concern for her family , I remind her that had she been a mother less than 80 years ago , when there were no modern crop chemicals , animal health products , food preservatives , human vaccines and modern medicines it is unlikely that her complete family would have survived childhood . |
| 29 | It is unlikely that anti-Semitism was as powerful in its motivational force for recruits in the Party 's ‘ mass phase ’ after 1929–30 as it had been for the early activist core of the NSDAP . |
| 30 | It is unlikely that any of us could remember the first time we saw our own reflection ( mirrors often form part of toys aimed at very small babies , such as activity mats or cot toys , and there are , of course , lakes , kettles and other possibilities for reflection ) ; what is likely is that it was a member of our family ( probably our mother ) who told us : ‘ That 's you , that 's what you look like ’ . |